Strawberry Crumb Bars

Ingredients:

Method:

Preheat oven to 180℃ / 350℉.
Line a 24 cm x 34 cm baking dish with parchment paper.
Base:
- In a bowl add Dry Ingredients. Mix until well combined. In a food processor, add Dry Ingredients. Add Butter, pulse food processor for three 5 second intervals, (until consistency of coarse sand). Add Vanilla, and Eggs, pulse for three 5 second intervals, (until fine crumbs form).
- Pour 3/4 (450 g) of the Crumb mixture into baking dish lined with parchment paper, press firmly into the baking dish. Cover, left over Crumbs.
- Bake Crumbs for 15 minutes, remove from oven allow to cool.
Sauce:
- In a blender add, Strawberries, Gelatin, Salt, Splenda, Molasses, Lime, and Water. Blend 30 seconds, until mixture is smooth. Place Sauce in a pot on medium heat, cover, bring, to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium low, partially cover, simmer 5 minutes, (until temperature is at least 90 ℃).
- Remove from heat. Add Cornstarch, stir constantly until Sauce thickens, and is a uniform consistency.
In a bowl, add Strawberries, and Sauce. Mix until Berries are evenly coated.
Pour Strawberry mixture over Crumbs.
Loosely pour leftover Crumbs over Strawberries, with a fork, smooth out Crumbs. Bake for 10 minutes.